Sec. 88.108. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR FORESTRY PURPOSES; DISPOSITION. (a) The board may accept gifts, donations, or contributions of land suitable for forestry purposes and may enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase, or otherwise any land that in the judgment of the board is desirable for state forests.

(b) When land is acquired or leased under this section, the board may make expenditures, from any funds not otherwise obligated, for its management, development, and utilization. The board may sell or otherwise dispose of products from the land and may make rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(c) All revenue derived from land now owned or later acquired under the provisions of this section shall be segregated by the board for use in the acquisition, management, development, and use of the land until all obligations incurred have been paid in full. Thereafter, net profits accruing from the administration of the land shall be applicable for the purposes that the legislature may prescribe.

(d) Obligations for the acquisition of land incurred by the board under the authority of this section shall be paid solely and exclusively from revenue derived from the land and shall not impose any liability on the general credit and taxing power of the state.

(e) The board may sell, exchange, or lease state forest land under its jurisdiction when in its judgment it is advantageous to the state to do so in the highest orderly development and management of state forests. However, no sale or exchange of any such land belonging to the state or the university shall be made until the sale or exchange is authorized by the legislature. The sale, lease or exchange shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract into which it has entered.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3211, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.